In a shocking turn of events, my dishwasher seller was correct and the Home Depot guy was completely ignorant!
Yup, the missing part for the dishwasher is common and readily available. The part cost me 8.90$ with the tax. Add the 70$ for the dishwasher and the 15$ for gas, and subtract 25$ for the plywood and my dishwasher cost me 69$. What a bargain!
Plywood you say?
I rolled into Home Depot this morning and saw a big sign saying ‘FREE WOOD.’ It looked like a bunch of pallets that would make good kindling, but I took a closer look. Lying on top was a 4’x4′ sheet of 1/2″ plywood with a smooth top in impeccable condition. This high quality stuff is worth at least 25$. Needless to say, I’ll find a use for it! So, I’m glad that the clerk was wrong the other night since it made me go back to Home Depot where I was able to snag this great bonus!
My dishes are being washed as I post. *joy*
Post edited an hour later to add:
The dishwasher’s performance exceeds my expectations! In order to test it, I purposely left out a few dishes without rinsing them (gross, I know, but the things I do in the name of science!). Even though the stuff in the bowls was pretty crusty (remember, science!) by the time I ran them through the Danby they came out clean!!! Glasses and cutlery sparkle. I am very impressed!!! The next challenge will be to find a permanent home for the unit. My idea of building it into the new countertop could theoretically work provided I can find some longer hoses, so that will be the next project. 🙂
My only quibble with the unit is that the manual sucks. The previous owner threw his out since he found it to be useless, but did provide an online link where I could download it. Nowhere in the manual does it say how to operate the unit, such as when to turn on the tap water (before you do anything else) or what the various settings do. Thankfully, the dishwasher is pretty much idiot proof to run. My only question is whether I should be sending hot or cold water to it. I’ve been sending cold and the dishwasher has been heating it up, but I’m not sure if that water is in fact hot enough. Something to research.